Leadership in Action

10/19/2026

"I’ll forgive you if you don’t remember much about Racicot. It’s been more than 25 years since he held office. So, here’s a quick refresher.

Racicot lost races for supreme court and district court judge before being elected attorney general and then governor. Following eight years in the governor’s mansion, he headed to Washington, D.C., where he joined Enron’s lobbying firm."

Racicot was once an influential Republican officeholder. He subsequently cashed in on that influence as a high-paid lobbyist in Washington.

09/24/2026

“In Helena Sam Forstag pushed a radical liberal agenda including boys in girls’ sports and drag shows and s*x changes for little kids,” Knudsen said in announcing the ad. “It is time for Portland Sam to come clean about his time as a paid lobbyist.”

Leadership in Action, a political action committee whose honorary chairman is Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, has launched a new advertisement targeting Democratic congressional candidate Sam…

09/14/2026

Attorney General Austin Knudsen addresses the 2026 RNC midterm convention

09/11/2026

09/08/2026

Attorney General Austin Knudsen is scheduled to speak at the Republican National Committee’s 2026 Midterm Convention in Dallas, joining a national lineup of Republican officials and candidates as the party turns its attention toward the November elections.

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is scheduled to speak at the Republican National Committee’s 2026 Midterm Convention in Dallas

08/29/2026

Montana’s Carpenters Union Local 82 endorsed Republican congressional candidate Aaron Flint. Joel Worth, a representative for the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters, said the union was proud to back Flint because of his commitment to apprenticeship programs, the Davis-Bacon Act and ensuring workers earn livable wages with strong benefits.

Montana’s Carpenters Union Local 82 endorsed Republican congressional candidate Aaron Flint.

08/14/2026

"Attorney General Austin Knudsen has withdrawn the 2012 opinion of then-Attorney General Steve Bullock and reaffirmed the reading of Montana’s term-limit provision set out in 1997 by Attorney General Joe Mazurek. He was right to do it."

Attorney General Austin Knudsen has withdrawn the 2012 opinion of then-Attorney General Steve Bullock and reaffirmed the reading of Montana’s term-limit provision set out in 1997 by Attorney General Joe Mazurek. He was right to

08/12/2026

“At a time when the railroads are prospering financially, there is no reason to create a behemoth railroad that will take more money from farmers, shippers and ultimately consumers in our States and across the country,” the attorneys general wrote.

Seven state attorneys general asked federal rail regulators to kill Union Pacific’s proposed takeover of Norfolk Southern before the case reaches a hearing, arguing the railroads haven’t cleared the minimum evidentiary bar required to advance. The letter, filed Aug. 11 with the Surface Transport...

08/11/2026

Whoops!

The Montana Democratic Party published a statement praising Democrat Alani Bankhead for suspending her Senate campaign before she had actually done so — a stunning blunder that laid bare how certain…

07/11/2026

A watchdog group wants the Department of the Interior to investigate whether the National Wildlife Federation misused federal grant money tied to political spending in Montana’s 2024 U.S. Senate race. The Center to Advance Security in America (CASA) filed the complaint Thursday with the department...